Preparing for Reviews, Navigating Investigations, and Negotiating and Understanding Mitigation

This CLE webinar will provide guidance for counsel to U.S. businesses accepting foreign investments, discuss lessons from recent Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) decisions and the potential implications of the new administration. The panel will offer best practices for companies navigating the CFIUS process in light of recent developments.

Description

The CFIUS process has become increasingly important as CFIUS reviews reached record numbers in 2016 and 2017 is continuing that trend. Enhanced national security was a theme of the Trump campaign, and despite the fact that CFIUS was not included in the president’s 100-day plan, more stringent CFIUS reviews are likely on the way.

Our panel will provide a close examination of recent transactions and cases, offering insights for counsel on the impact of CFIUS on businesses in today’s environment. In addition, our panel will focus on the potential impacts of the new administration on CFIUS and what investors can expect.

Counsel must understand the breadth of what constitutes national security matters and what mitigation could look like. Investors must consider potential CFIUS issues in any case involving foreign direct investment into the U.S., particularly if the investor is from an emerging country or one otherwise viewed with heightened scrutiny.

Listen as our authoritative panel of experienced practitioners discusses the latest CFIUS developments, examining recent transactions, industries involved, and investigations. The panel will address how the new administration is approaching CFIUS and expected changes in CFIUS. The panel will offer best practices for navigating pre-deal, active and post-transaction CFIUS process in light of the added complexities implicated by these developments.

Faculty

Mr. Jalinous heads the firm's National Security and CFIUS practice. His experience includes negotiating some of the...
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Mr. Jalinous heads the firm's National Security and CFIUS practice. His experience includes negotiating some of the most complex and sensitive national security agreements approved by the US government. He represents clients in Exon-Florio reviews before CFIUS, as well as before several federal agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy, with respect to mitigation of foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) under the applicable national industrial security regulations.

Mr. Walker is a strategy consultant and advisor to clients who are working to understand the business and financial...
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Mr. Walker is a strategy consultant and advisor to clients who are working to understand the business and financial model impacts of the CFIUS requirements, and works with companies post-mitigation program to develop the programs and operating models required by CFIUS and FOCI-mitigation agreements. He has worked with major Telecom, High Tech and A&D clients to set-up special business entities, as well as to make the changes required to pass National Security audits.

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